The blame business again

The blame business again

Dr. Jassim Taqui

While South Asia is facing a genuine threat from ISIS, Taliban, Al-Qaeda and their terrorist outfits, the leaders of the region are involved in the blame game.

This game is virtually pursued by all leaders of the region including Pakistan.

The leaders of the region are unfortunately conducting foreign policy in the media instead of confidential talks, which should build bridges of trust and confidence-building measures.

Having said that, one should refer to the poor show by both regional and global players. I will skip Pakistan since there is no full-time foreign minister. This is, probably, the worst model in the region.

Look to the US administration and see how the State Department twists the facts and puts the blame on Pakistan, “for not taking enough measures to eliminate the Haqqani network,” and for being “selective,” in the ongoing Zarb-e-Azab operation.

India and Afghanistan have lost no time in pursuing the same US blame game. All the three have quickly blamed Pakistan for the terrorist attack on the American Embassy in Kabul. They never waited until the investigation is completed and evidence collected.

Ostensibly, there is no reasonable motive that would make Pakistan commits this evil operation. One would ask why Pakistan would plan to attack educational institutions inside Afghanistan. What is the motive? Pakistan itself is the victim of terrorists and knows how painful to absorb killing innocent people. Most people here have never recovered from the shock of APS massacre in which Afghan fighters came from Afghanistan to butcher 130 school- boys in the most barbaric manner.

However, the hearts of NDS, RAW, and VAJA of Iran are made of stone. They are involved in promoting terrorists everywhere in Pakistan. They are also used by rogue elements of the Western Intelligence agencies, which are desperate to sabotage CPEC through manufacturing the so-called “creative chaos.” Their other game is to seize or/and freeze the nuclear and missile assets of Pakistan.

In this era of IT revolution and rapid growth of the Social Media, you simply cannot conceal any secret.